Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-04

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held by a wire. The balloon bears
an electric light, which at the height
of 1000 feet or so it is impossible to
distinguish from a star.
"Mamma," said wicked youngster,
sam ] your canoe?" "No, my child;
why do you ask?', ooh, because you
always say you like to see people
paddle their own canoe, and | didn't
know but maybe | was yours" The
boy went out of the door with more
reference to speed than grace.
Our managing editor has invented
an internal machine which he places
in an envelope and sends those who
"refuse" the paper after taking it
two years without paying for it.
The machine explodes and kills tho
whole family, and the fragments
that fall IN the yard kill the dog.
Glory certainly awaits the inventor,
and when he gets into the sanctum
that awaits him above he will have
an upholstered chair and be allowed
to sit with his feet on the table, Elk.
PoITICs AND PovERrY.-Twenty-
FIVE years ago John Grund was one
of the most expert and prosperous of
the marble cutters of Philadelphia.
Then he went into politics, was sue
cessful, and was elected an alderman
for several terms. Then he took to
drinking, lost his Office and his en-
ployment, and became ragpicker
and his wife was sorter until she
became blind and went to the poor
house. The other day he staggered
into his garnet with whiskey bottle,
and four days later his dead and de-
composed body was found lying on
the cot where he had died.
Daroke Lake in South Carolina
was body of pure water filed with
all kinds of fish. A severe hailstorm
visited that region, and Immediately
the waters of the lake became black
and poisonous. The lake is surround
ed by dense mass of black gum
trees, the leaves of which are strong
ly impregnated with fannie acid.
The bottom Of the lake contains a
slight deposit of iron. The poisoning
of the water is due to the falling in
of the bruised leaves and branches,
the fannie acid emanating from
which. mingled with the iron,
formed tannate of iron, causing the
water to turn black and bitter as
qulnine, and poisoning the fishes by
thousands. The only fish that sur
vived the singular disaster was the
mud fish. The stencil arising from
the dead fish is dreadful.-[E
Pickles Smith has been wiping of
his chm and waiting for an opportu-
nifty to deliver a great speech, and
the opening now presented was seized
upon to state that manufacturer of
st ,mach bitters had offered him 81
for the privilege of making new
brand, "rhe Only Genuine Pickles
Smith Tonic" Before returning a
decided answer he had thought best
to bring the matter before the club.
"Brudder Smith," said the Pres
dent as he softly scratchd the back of
his neck, | have no doubt dat you
could take dat at 81 an make good
use of it, but you will never see de
cash. My name am wanted fur a
new town in Kansas. Sir Isaac
Walpole has been offered $40 fur de
use OF his name on patent rat trap,
Giveadam Jones could own mule if
he would father new brand of stove
polish. Trustee Pullback has been
offered a new suit of clothes to put
his name on hair dye label, an
reckon dat moas all of us could sell
out for mo or less. But | has put
my fut right down on such nonsense.
Ii manufacturers want to palm off
DER wares an compounds on an in.
nercent public let EN- go to members
OF Congress and Mayors of cities wild
pen in one ham an ten dollar bill
in de oder. We mus maintain our
honor an integrity or de proceedings
of dis club will sink to de level of a
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